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| Titre: | Fecundity and population structure of cockles, Anadara antiquata L. 1758 (Bivalvia: Arcidae) from a sandy/muddy beach near Dar es salaam, Tanzania |
| Auteur(s): | Mzighani, S. |
| mot-clé ASFA: | Ecological zonation
Fecundity |
| Date de publication: | 2005 |
| Editeur: | WIOMSA |
| Référence bibliographique: | Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 4 (1), p. 77–84 |
| Résumé: | The fecundity and population structure of the cockle, Anadara antiquata L., from sandy/muddy intertidal habitats in the intertidal of Ocean Road beach was examined from January to December 2001. A. antiquata is hand harvested, for domestic consumption, mainly by women and children, with the empty shells sold to traders. The sex ratio from combined data of all classes deviates significantly from 1:1 with the ratio of females to males increasing significantly above 41 mm shell length. Hermaphrodites were also observed in this size range indicating a protrandric hermaphrodite situation with males maturing earlier than females. Fecundity increases with an increase in shell length, with a mean of 1,652,000 (+/- 562,000 [or 40%] SE) eggs per female and correlated significantly with shell length and whole live weight. Two peaks were observed from length frequency analysis, one dominated by juveniles and other with mature A. antiquata. The slope b from length-weight relationship for A. antiquata was 2.7134 (n = 1,951) indicating isometric growth. |
| URI/URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1135 |
| URL d'une autre version: | http://www.wiomsa.org |
| ISSN: | 0856-860X |
| Collection(s) : | Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science - Archive
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